Car-seat



C. H. TURNER.

CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-I9, 1919.

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. Patented Oct. 12,1920.

ApplicationfiledAugust 19, 1919. Serial No. 318,446.

To all whom it may concern: I v

Be it known that LCHAnLns II, TURNER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Worcester, in the county of ore-ester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Car-Seat, of which the following is aspecification This invention relates ton car seat-*of the reversibletype particularly designed for street railroad use. It is the object ofmy invention to provide an improved and simplified construction by whichthe several parts of the seat may be securelymaintained in their correctoperative relations. With one exception, the parts are adapted for sheetmetal construction by simple press operations, thus securing markedeconomy in manufacture.

A preferred form of my invent-ion is shown in the drawings, in whichFigure 1 is an end elevation of myimproved seat;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation thereof, with the seat in a differentposition;

Fig. 3 is a detailed front elevation of a portion of the seat;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view similar to Fig. 2, but showing theseat in different position;

Fig. 5 is a partial longitudinalsection, taken along the line in F 1,and

Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of certain parts.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a seat comprising a back 10, aseat-portion 11, and a pedestal 12 which may be used to support one endof the seat. The back 10 is connected by a pair of links 18 and 14: to acasting15 forming the end casing of the seat.

The links 13 and 1 1 are preferably secured to rods or shafts 16 havingtheir end bearings in the castings 15 (see Fig. The parts thus fardescribed may be of the usual form and constitute no part of myinvention.

At each end of the seat I provide av supporting member 17 (Figs. 3 and4). These members are preferably formed of sheet metal and each end isof substantially U shaped cross section, the center portion be ing cutaway as shown in Fig. 6. The lower flat portion of the member 17 restsupon the pedestal 12 or upon such other suitable supports as may beprovided. hen the pedes- TENT OFFICE.

tal 12 is used,.-the parts 12 and 17 are preferably welded permanentlytogether, although they may convenient manner.

The casting '15 is secured to the member 17 by vertically extendin'bolts 18'(Fig. 3) and horizontally dispose bolts 19 (Fig. 1). As theback 10 is positionedby the links '13 and 14 mounted on the rods 16which have their end bearings in the castings 15, the back is thus heldin definite relation with the supporting member 17, and with'thepedestal 12.

A hinge bar 20, having its two ends upturnedas shown in :Fig. 4, issecured by bolts 21 to the upper parts of the supporting member 17. Achannel or cross bar 22 is firmly secured by bolts 01' rivets 23 to theintermediate portion of the hinge bar 20 and firmly holds the members 17in definite spaced relation.

A pivot plate 24 is secured to the under side of each end of the seat11, and is provided with slots or openings 25, Fig. 2. The upturned endsof the hinged bar 20 extend into the openings 25 of the pivot bar 2 1,the seat 11 being recessed to provide clearance for the ends of thehinge bar.

The seat is thus supported upon the,

hinged bar 20 which in turn is supported by the member 17, resting uponthe pedestal 12 or other supporting structure. The seat can be lifteddirectly upward for removal, or it can be swung upward from either edgeas indicated in Fig. 2, the upturned ends of the bars 20 forming a pivotaround which the seat turns until it rests against the back 10. I

From this description it will be seen that the parts are all of verysimple construction, and that they firmly and rigidly support the seatstructure.

Having thus described my invention, it will be evident that changes andmodifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in theclaims and I do not wish to be otherwise limited to the details hereindisclosed, but what I claim is 1. A car seat having, in combination,supporting members each formed with a substantially Ui-shaped verticalsection at the ends and partially cut away in the center portion, a barconnecting said separated porbe secured in any other tions andsupporting the seat portion, and a rigid connection between the bars atopposite ends of said seat.

2. A car seat having, in combination, a pair of supporting members ofsubstantially U-shaped section, means to support said members inoperative position, a seat portion supported on said members, and achannel bar extending longitudinally along said seat and secured to saidmembers to hold said members in definite spaced relation.

3. A car seat having, in combination a pedestal, a supporting member ofU-shaped section fixed to the upperend thereof, a hinge-bar connectingthe separatedarpper portions of said member and having upturned ends, aseat-portion, and a pivot plate secured to the under side of saidseatportion and having openings therein, adapted to receive the upturnedends of said hinge-bar, said seat portion being angularly movable abouteither end of said hinge bar as a center, and being capable also ofdirect upward removal.

a. A car seat having supporting members,

having an opening to receive one of the upturned ends of said bar, saidseat being thereby mounted for free angular movement about either end ofsaid bars as pivots and being also freely bodily removable up- Wardly.

5. A car seat having supporting members, hinge bars connected theretoand upturned at both ends, a seat-portion and pivot plates securedbeneath said seat portion and each having an opening to receive one ofthe upturned ends of its bar, said seat-portion being recessed aboveeach opening to provide clearance for said upturned end and each platecooperating directly with its hinge bar to form a pivot about which saidseat is angularly movable.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

CHARLES H. TURNER.

